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An 88-year-old grandmother has detected signals in her blind eye thanks to a revolutionary bionic implant.
After a lifetime of normal vision, dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) caused her to lose sight in one eye.
But she has become the first patient in the country to benefit from the fitting of the 'groundbreaking' device at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London as part of a Europe-wide trial. Having detected signals in her eye, she may go on to make out words.
Under the procedure, a 2mm-wide microchip was inserted under the retina and special glasses containing a video camera put on. They were connected to a computer worn round her waist.
After a lifetime of normal vision, dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) caused her to lose sight in one eye
Using AI algorithms, the computer
